It has been heard that Yale Bulldogs defensive coordinator Ryan Polley will be named the head coach of the Boston University Terriers men’s lacrosse team. It was announced a few days ago that the Terriers would be moving from the America East conference to the Patriot League, so it has been a busy wee in BU lacrosse. Polley was named the Yale defensive coordinator in 2010 and has been with…
Rochester Knighthawks fans can celebrate the 2012 National Lacrosse League Championship Saturday night at Sahlen’s Stadium. Members of the World Championship Knighthawks will be on hand with the Champion’s Cup, as the Rochester Rattlers host the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse action. In recognition of the Knighthawks’ championship season, the Rattlers are offering lacrosse fans discounted tickets to the 7:00 p.m. contest on Saturday, June 23rd. Tickets are only…
Hello again everyone. Sorry it’s been a few weeks; clearly a lot has gone on since my last blog as evidently we are now on a new/sexier In Lacrosse We Trust platform. As In Lacrosse We Trust has been apparently coding, I have been steadily racking up the mileage on my weekly journeys to Western, NY. (Thank you Hertz Gold Club – now please waive that $200 cleaning fee from…
Yesterday I spoke with Jeremy Boltus of the Charlotte Hounds. Here is what he had to say. What has this season been like? : This season has been quite a roller coaster for myself. Â It all started in doubt of whether I could actually play this season or not, and I ended up finding out about a few weeks before our first game when I arrived in Oklahoma. Â As everyone…
Hamilton Nationals attackman Casey Powell will be suspended one game by Major League Lacrosse for a hit he had on the Chesapeake Bayhawks last week. That means he will be unavailable to the Nationals this weekend when they take on the Rochester Rattlers. This season, Powell has three games, where he has four goals and two assists to add up to six points. Powell skipped NLL season with the Rochester…
Dan Leventhal scored five goals, and Hank Altschuler played a stellar game between the pipes, as the Israel men’s national lacrosse team topped No. 9 Ireland, 12-11, at Amsterdam Bos on Tuesday. Israel raced out to 2-0, 4-2 and 6-4 leads, but Ireland answered the bell each time, staying within striking distance as they stifled the Israeli offense for the last 13 minutes of the first half. Ireland tied the game at 6-6 with…
We finally stopped the losing streak and started playing as a team again! Charlotte is a very difficult team to match up against because they have a tremendously talented roster, and while though their record might not show it, they are going to gel soon and be a tough team to stop. We went into Charlotte riding a 2 game losing streak, so it was a delicate situation to make…
Jordan Burke was not an MLL all star last season. He ended up being the Championship game MVP, and taking home the Steinfeld Cup with the World Champion Boston Cannons. This season, his domination of Major League Lacrosse continues. He has played 416 minutes this season in net, and he leads MLL with a goals against average of 9.36. In second place is TC DiBartolo, who has played just 140…
The International Sports Committee has formally approved the addition of men’s open lacrosse as an exhibition sport in the 2013 Maccabiah Games. The approval is conditional upon at least three countries confirming their is significant interest from athletes in their country to participate. “Having lacrosse included in the Maccabiah Games is of the upmost importance to our organization and the development of the sport of lacrosse in Israel,” said Israel…
The Israel men’s national lacrosse team suffered their first loss in program history, falling to No. 8 Netherlands, 13-5, at Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond on Monday. Israel got off to a hot start, as Dan Leventhal and Rich Cheifitz gave the blue and white 1-0 and 2-1 leads, respectively. Hank Altschuler played excellent in goal, making several big saves to keep the momentum in Israel’s favor, but the Dutch took…